THE HORNING OBEGONIAK, SATUBDAY, JANUAKY .14, 1905.
13,
STOCKS ARE LIGHT
Feeling Is One of Confidence
in Trading Circiesr
UJJDERTONESHOWS STRENGTH
lmiuttriss Active in Centraet to .irreg
ular Conditions Jn Distribution
Decrease 1n Failures and In
crease in Railway Profits.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Bradstreet's tomor
row wllj say:
Activity In Industry, .particularly Iron and
steel and the allied trades, furnishes a con
trast to conditio In distribution In -which
there is -some Irregularity, nith seasonable
quietness predominating In all but a lew sec
tions. The undertone of the general situation
is, however, one ot strength and the potential
demand is thought to be very large. Stocks
in all hands are light, and the feeling- is one
of confidence. Mid-Winter quiet rules whole
sale trade in roost lines and speculation In
securities and staples is quiet to-dull at steady
prices. Generally speaking manufacturing In
dustries, having three or four months busi
ness looked ahead, are running- very full and
display more snrface activity than does new
buesness. The season for clearance sales In
retail lines la well under way and a large dis
tribution is being stimulated by special prices
and by seasonable weather conditions In most
sections.
Railway earnings Indicate a very, full busi
ness proceeding throughout the country and
failures are rather less than the annual nor
mal clean-up Involved, though the South con
tributes more than at a corresponding period
in recent preceding years. Collections as a
whole ranlc as fair to good, though the South
'till complains and 'some extensions are asked
for there. Business failures In the United
States for the week ending January 12 num
ber 295 against 278 last week. 315 la the like
wtjelc in 1904 and 234 in 1D03. In Canada
failures for the week number 24 as against 18
5 t week and 3$) la this week a year ago.
Wheat. Including flour, exports for the week
ending January 3 are 700,950 bushels against
1.41LWT last week and 2,571.215 this week
last year. From July 1 to date the exports
re 96.871,21.4 bushels against 92,231.324 last
year.
DISTBTBUTIOX is IRREGULAR.
Jmllc Weather Affects Trade at Many
Points.
KBW YORK, Jan. IS. Dun's Weekly Re
view of Trade will tomorrow say:
Erratic weather produces irregularity In re
tail distribution of merchandise at many points
and Southern business is quiet because et the
depression in cotton, but the general outlook
is considered very bright. Manufacturers re
port that confidence' is warranted by the num
ber of new orders, while deliveries on old con-,
tracts are of satisfactory volume.
Je best news comes from the iron and steel
industry, while footwear factories are busy,
woolen mills in exceptionally good condition
aad activity is assured among cotton-spinners
m soon as the raw-material market becomes
settled.
Failures for January thus far compare fav
orably with last year's returns. Railway
earnings Increased 5,8 per cect over those of
1934 and foreign commerce at this port for tho
last week shows a gain of $0.151, S67 in Im
ports and a loss of only JD81.933 in export.
Failures this week numbered 324 In the
United States against 324 last year, And C8
iti Canada compared with 24 a year ago.
Bank -Clearings.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Thefollowlng table,
compiled or Bradatrert, shows thj tank clear
ings at tbcjrinripatrcUla lor toe week taded
January 12, with the percentage of Increase
and decrease, as compared with the corre
sponding week last year:
Inc.
38.1
8.4
-x York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg ,
San Francisco ......
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Kantas City ........
New Orleans ........
t leveland
Minneapolis ...
Detroit
Louisville
Omaha ,
Milwaukee ...
Providence
Buffalo
Indianapolis ........
St. Paul
Los Angeles
St. Joseph
Denver
Columbus ...........
Memphis
Seattle
Richmond
Washington
Savannah
Albany
-Portland. Or.
Fort Worth .'
Toledo, O
Salt Lake City
Peoria
Atlanta
Rochester
Hartford
Nashville ...........
Dea Moines
Spokane. Wash
Tacoma . ,
Grand Rapids
New Haven
Dayton
Norfolk
Springfield. Macs....
Worcester
Portland. Me.
Augusta, Ga
Topeka
Sioux City
Syracuse
livansvlll ..........
Birmingham .......
Wilmington. Del.
Knoxvllie
Davenport
Little Rock
Wilkesbarre
Fall River
Macon ...... ......
Wheeling. W. Va....
Wichita ...
Akron
Chattanooga
Fprtngfleld. Ill
Kalamazoo, Mich. ..
Youngstown
Helena ....
Iexlngton
Fargo. N D
New Bedford
Canton. O
Jacksonville, Fla....
Lowell -
Chester. Pa.
Greensburg. Pa. ....
Rockford. III.
Blnghamton
Springfield. O.
Rloomlngton, 111
Quinry, Jll
Sioux Falls. S. D....
Mansfield. O.
Decatur. Ill
Jacksonville. III. ...
Fremont, Neb
Houston
Galveston
Charlestpn. S. C
Ctdar Rapids
Sl.015.oS7.O0a
lm,2MJ,t?jO
104,584.000
1S0.073.0O0
04.022.0liU
43,082,000
33.488.000
26,168.000
27.C81.0O0
ITt.74K.O0rt
24,468.000
ir.,977.000
17.880.000
11.707.000
12.W3.000
0.348.000
8.776,000
8.531,000
7.164,000
7.623.000
6,262.000
8,228,000
4,819.000
7.445.000
7. 133.000
tt.78a.O00
5.200.000
6,431.000
5.41S.O00
4.000,000
4.411.000
4.208,000
4.728.000
5,034.000
4.544.000
3.044.000
3.811.000
3.4 18,000
3,965,000
.1,654.000
2.731.000
2.UG0.O0O
2.975.000
2.1S1.000
2,743,000
1.977.000
1.883.000
1.651.000
1.5KU.O00
1.760.000
1.797,000
1,111.000
1.700,000
1.6H.O0O
1.735.000
1.593.000
13.2
13.11
17.4
8.1
5.1
8.6
2.7
io'.v
15.2
15.5
10.2
15.5
.4
2.5
1.5
10.5
6.9
76.7
07.2
8.U
10. 4
15.0
8.6
10.0
9.1
15.3
tt.2
18.0
23.4
.3
2.S
7.0
37.5
15.4
16.3
29.S
32.7
'i.b
ib'.z
IS. 6
43.1
11.9
3.7
'z'.i
12.2
11.2
22.6
6.6
L 359.000 14 .5
1.460.000 25.1
915.000 ....
1.220.O00
1.050.000 11.3
m.ooo ....
7.6
17.8
4.4
4S.9
EtS,O00
831.000
1,228,000
C25.000
937,000
S&4.000
1,015,000
010.000
751.000
728.000
795.000
26.2
.4
5
1S.0
21.1
27.6
ii'.i
16.1
W 3.000 ....
551.000 ....
1.524.000 104.5
562.000 16;8
4S1.000 ....
436.000 ....
482,000 ....
497.000 ....
510.000 ....
413.000
23.0
20.7
1.8
-6.0
1.2
8.9
18.S
5.5
2e!o
26.4
3(13.000
218,000
170.000
332.000
' 278,000
183.000
13.723.000
12,985.000
1.K49.0W
506.000
12.0
12.9
26.3
7.5
27.4
33.4
12.0
Totals. V.
Outside X.
S...
Y...
. . -X2.905.C33.ooo
... 989.4 16.000
CANADA.
...S 23.523.000
22.046.000
7.0?. 000
1.965.000
2.12S.000
1.39S.0O0
1.443.000
1.139.000
28.2
10.2
18.7
Sfl.S
3S.-3
17.2
Jl.4
12.2
as.5
14.3
40.5
Montreal
Toronto
Winnipeg ,
Ottawa
Halifax
Quebec
Vancouver. B. C.
Hamilton
London. Ont. ....
Et. John. N. R....
Victoria, B, C
Totals; Canada .
1.175,000
1.178.OU0
998.000
. 04.27
6.000 24 .8
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Grain, Flour. Feed, Etc
0c. alley. .c per bushel. -FLOUR-Patenu.
t4.e5tf4.S5 per- barrel:
U. iQ-L2S: DsVota hard wheat. S6.MS7.50;
Graham. 23.094; whole wheat. 464.23: rye
flour, local. 5: Eastern. 15C5.10.
JjARLEY Feed. $22 per ton; rolled. $23,503
" OATS No. 1 white. Jl.32Jil.35; gray.
&I.4Q per cental.
MILLSTl'FFS Bran, SI 9 per ton middlings.
125. short. 121, .chops, 17. & Mills, 119 llmced
dairy -foods, J 18; linseed cllmeal. car lota, $29
.per ton; less than car lots. $30 per ton.
CEREAL FOODS Rolled at, cream. "80
pousd sacks, je.75; lower grades, J 53 6.25; oat
meal, steel cut. 50-pound sacks, IS per barrel:
10-pound sacks. J4.2S per bale: oatmeal
(ground), 50-pound racks. 17.50 per barrel: 10-t
pound sacks. 4.35 per bale: split peas. 4.50
per 100-pound sack; 3C-pound bexon. 3L2S:
pearl barley, S4 per 300 pounds: -25-pound
boxes, SL25 per bcx; pastry flour, 10-pound
eacks. $2.50 per bale.
HAY Timothy. $14916 per ton; clover. $119
12; grain, $11912; cheat. $12916.
Vegrtafcles. .Fruit. Etc.
There was very little business In the line of
fresh produce, either with, the city or country
trade. The only heavy receipts consisted of
& car of vegetables.
VEGETABLES Turnips. $1 per sack: car
rots, $1; beets, $L25; parsnips. 11.25; cabbage,
California lHc, Danish 2c; lettuce, head,
30c per dozen; parsley, 25c dozen; tomatoes.
$2 per crate; cauliflower, $1.9092 per crate;
egg plant, 1015c per pound: celery, 60fi5c
per dozen; peas. 10c per pound; beans, green.
12Hc; wax. 11c: pumpkins, lffl'ic per
pound: peppers, 8c per pound; sprouts. Be
ONIONS Fancy. $292.10. buying price.
POTATOES Oregon fancy, 75965c; common.
60965c. buyers price: Merced sweets, 1H
lc: new California. 4c per pound.
RAISINS Loose Muscatels. 4-crown, 7Jic;
5-layer Muscatel raisins. 7He; unbleached seed
less Sultanas. 64c; London layers. 3 -crown,
whole boxes of 20 pounds, $1.85; 2 -crown, $1.75.
DRIED FRUIT Apples, evaporated, GJSHc
per pound: sundrled. eacks or boxes, none;
apricots, lOfflle: -peaches. SglOc; pears,
none; prunes, Italians, 495c; French. CQZKc:
figs, California blacks. 59ic; do white. non;
Smyrna. 20c: Fard dates, 6c; plums, pitted. Cc
DOMESTIC FRUrrS Apples. 4-tier Bald
wins. $L25; Ppltrenbergs. $1.7592; rooking.
60S75c; figs. S5cef2.50 per box; cranberries,
$9.50911 per barrel.
TROPICAL FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $2.75a
3.75; choice. $2.75 per box; oranges, standard.
$1.3091.75: fancy. $L90Jf2: mandarins. 60965c
per box; tangerines. $1.5092 per box; grape
fruit. $2.7593 per box; bananas, pQSVtC per
pound; pomegranates. $2.25 per box. .
Butter. Errs. Poultry. Etc
The poultry market is in excellent condition.
Receipts have been heavy, but all offerings
have been taken up promptly at good prices.
Indications point to a firm market In the com
ing week. Not only chickens, bnt turkeys snd
ducks are In strong demand. Game Is scarce
and is selling at top quotations. Eggs, too,
are firmer and higher because of the cold snap
and unless the weather moderates the market
will continue strong. Butter has a firmer tone
with light receipts and a steady movement.
EGGS Oregon ranch. 28630c
BUTTER City creameries: Extra i "araery.
30332 Vic per pound: fancy creamery, 2fiG26c
State creameries: Fancy creamery. 25927Hc:
California, fancy creamery. 25927Kc; store
butter. 12912Hc
CHEESE Full cream twins, 13915c; Young
Americas. 14915Hc
POULTRY Fancy hens. 13H014c: old hens.
12124c: mixed chickens. HH612c: old
roosters, 10911c: young roosters. HV4912e:
Springs, 1H62 pounds. 14915c; broilers. 191
pounds. lR920c: dressed chickens. 186'14K;
turkeys, allv-. 17917fcc: turkeys, dressed. 199
20c; turkeys, choice, 2214923c; geese, live, per
pound. 8V49c: geese, dressed. U&912Kc;
ducks, old. $7.5098: ducke, young as to size.
$8.5099: pigeons. $191.25.
GAME Wild geese. $494.60: mallard duck.
13.5094; widgeon ducki $292.50; teal ducks,
$1.5092.
Meats and Provisions.
BEEF Dressed, bulls. 24e3Vic.- cows. S94c;
country steers. 40c.
MUTTON Dressed. 597V4C per pound.
, VEAL Dressed. 100 to 125. 8H99e per lb.;
125 to 200. 5i$Qc; 200 and up. 49-
PORK Dressed. 100 to 150. CH67c per
pound; 150 and up, 666?.
hams Ten to 14 pounds. I2'4c per pound;
14 to 16 pounds. 12c: 18 to 20 pounds, 12Kc:
California (picnic). 9o: cottage ham. 9&c:'
shoulders, dc; boiled ham, 21c; boiled picnic
ham. boneless, 14c.
BACONvFancy breakfast. 18c per pound:
standard breakfast. 17c; choice, 15c; English
breakfast, 11 to 14 pounds, 14c; peach bacon,
13c
SAUSAGE Portland ham, 12Vic per pound:
minced ham, 10c; Summer, choice dry, ITHc;
bologna, long, 5c; welnerwurst. 8c; liver, 5c;
pork. 9c; blood. 5c; headcheese, 124c; bologna
sausage, link. 4 He.
DRY SALTED MEATS Regular short
clears. 10c salt, 11c r naked; clear barks. 9c
salt. 10?ic smoked; Oregon export, 20 to 25
pounds, average. lOfc salt. 11 Mc smoked;
Union butts. 10 to IS pounds, average, Sc
salt, 9c smoked.
PICKLED GOODS-Pickled pigs' feet, -barrels.
$5; U-barrels. $2,75; 15-pound kit, $1.25:
pickled tripe, 'i-barrels. $5; U-barrels. $2.75;
15-pound kit. $1.25; pickled pigs tongues.
H-barrels. $6; Vi-barrels. $3.; 15-pound kits.
$1.50; pickled lambs tongues, -barrels, $9;
U -barrels. $5.50; 15-pound kits. $2.75.
LARD Kettle-rendered: Tierces.- OUc; tubs
lOcj 50s. 10c; 2a. 10XsT 10s, lfic: 5f. lOSc
Standard pure: Tlerers. 9; tube. 9Uc4 50s,
. pt0iJW5. 9Msc; lOp. is. Sc -JCurajwutjd:
Tierces. B4c: tubs, 640; 50s, 6ic; 10s. 7H
lis. 7c.
Groceries, Nuts. Etc
COFFEE Mocha; 26928c; Java, ordinary. 16
920c: Costa Rica, fancy. 18920c: good. 163
18c: ordinary. 10912c per pound; Columbia
roatt. cases. 100s. $13.50; 50s. $14; Arbuckle.
$15.38; Lion. $15.38.
RICE Imperial Japan. No. 1, $5.37fe;
Southern Japan. $3.50; Carolina. 4H96c;
brokenhead. 2ic.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound talis.
$1.75 per dozen; 2-pound tails. $2.40: 1-pound
flats, $1.85; fancy. 191H-pound flats. $1.80:
H'-Pound flats, $1.10; Alaska -pink, 1-pound
tails. 85c: red. 1-pound tails, $1.45; sockcj'es,
1-pound tails, $1.75; 1-pound flats, 51. S5.
SUGAR Sack basis. 100 pounds: Cube, $6.50;
powdered, $6.25; dry granulated, 50.15; extra
C. $5.65; golden C. $5.55: fruit sugar. $6.15, ad
vance over sack basis as follows; Barrels, 10c;
half-barrels, 25c; boxes, 50c per 100 pounds.
(Terms: On remittance within 15 days, deduct
Uc per pound; If later than 15 days and with
in 30 days, deduct "c per pound; no dis
count after 30 days.) Rest sugar granulated.
$6.05 per 100 pounds; maple sugar. 15918c
per pound.
SALT California. $9.50 per ton: 51.30 per
bale. Liverpool. 50s. $15.60: 100s. $15: 200.
$14.50: half ground. 100s. $5.25; 30s. $5.75.
NUTS Walnuts. ltc per pound by sack. 1c
extra, for less than sack; Brazil nuts, 15c; fil
berts. 14c; pecans. Jumbos. 14c; extra large.
15c. almonds. I. X. L.. lCc; chestnuts. Ital
ians. 15e; Ohio. $4.50 pr 25-posnd drum; pea
nuts, raw. 7V4c per pound; roasted, 9c; pine
nuts. 109124c; hickory nuts. 7c; cocoanuts.
85990; per dozen.
BEAKS Small white. 9c: large white, SHc:
pink, 3 Vic; bayou, 3c; Lima, 5Uc
Oils.
GASOLINE Store rasoline. cases. 24tc: Iron
barrels, 18c; 85 leg. gasoline, cases, 32c; iron
barrels or drums, 26c
COAL OIL Cases. 2lc: Iron barrels. lSc;
wood barrels, none; 63 deg.. cases. 21 Vic; bar
rels. 18c: Waehlngton State test burning oils,
except headlight. He per gallon higher.
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. 54c; cases. 59c
Bolld: Barrels. 50c; cases, 61c; 1c less In
259-gallon lots.
TURPENTINE Cases, S5c; barrels. 81c.
WHITE LEAD Ton lots." 7!4c; 500-pound
lots, 7c; lees than 500-pound lota, Sc
Hops. Wool. Hides, Etc.
HOPS Choice, 29930c; prime, 2752Sc per
pound.
WOOL Valley. 19620c per pound; Eastern
Oregon. 10917c; mohair, 25926c per pound for
choice.
HIDES Dry hides. No. 1. 16 pounds and up.
359154c per pound, dry glp. No. 1, 5 to 16
pounds. 12c; dry calf. No. 1. under 5 pounds.
10c: do salted bulls and stags, one-third less
than dry flint; salted hides, eteers. sound, 7t?
So; under 50 pounds and cows. 4H97c: stags
and bulls, sound, 4&4c: kip, sound. 15 to 20
pounds, 7c; under 10 pounds. Sc: green (un
salted). 1c per pound less: culls. 1c per pound:
horse hides, salted. $1.5092 each: dry. $191.50
each: colts hides. 25950c each: goatskins,
common.. 10915c each; Angora, with wool on,
25c9$l
TALLOW Prime, per pound, 495c; No. 1
and grease. 2H&3c.
Metal Markets.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. While the London tin
market was a little easier with spot closing
at lo0 17s 6d and futures at 130 17s 6d. the
local market ruled steady with spot at 29.12"?
929.25c
Copper was Arm in the local market. Lake
la quoted at 15.37?9'lS.50c: electrolytic. 15.124
91S.37HC and casting. 14.75915.12Hc
Lead was a little easier locally at 4.GO9
4.70c: while the .London market was "'higher
at 12 16s 9d.
Spelter wan unchanged at 25 2s 64 In Lon
don, while the local market was firm with
spot quoted at fi.209fi.30c.
Iron closed at 54s Cd In Glasgow and at 49s
in Middles bo ro. Locally the situation con
tinues firm. No. 1 foundry Northern. $17,509
17.95; No. 2 foundry Northern, $17.50; No. 1
foundry Southern and No. 1 foundry South
ern soft, $17.75918.
Dried Fruit at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Evaporated apples,
firm and slightly higher: common. 495c;
prime. 5U95c; choice, SH95c; fancy. 6H??Tc
Prunes, firm. Quotations on spot range from
295"!ic according to grade.
Apricots are In light supply and firm with
choice at &5910C: extra choice, 10H9Hc;
fancy. 12915c.
Peaches show no special animation at the
moment, but continue firm. Choice-. 9Hc; ex
tra choice, lOHGlOVc; fancy, UH912c
New York Cotton Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Cotton futures closed
barely steady at an advance ot l points.
January. &77c: February, SlSlc: March.
6.1,-. April. C93c; May. 6.96c; June. 7,0lc;
Jul. 7.07c
PRICES HADE .ON CURB
OUTSIDE DEALINGS AFFECT THE
SENTIMENT IN STOCK MARKET.
Northern Securities and Interborough
Rapid Trantit Reach '"New
' High Recorde. -
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. The feeble oedlla
tlo&s to which' the price movement is the stock
market has now fallen was in an upward direc
tion today. There were various nominal ex
planations for the. new direction of the move
ment, but there was warrant for the belief that
the real reason was the simple one that prices
had moved downward yesterday. In the pres
ent torpid state of the public Interest In tho
mtxket, the professional traders -whose opera
tions make up the dealings have no taste for
following prices far In either direction, hence
tho ahortness of the -vibrational.
A number of favorite stocks In the outside
market maintained their recent predominant
Interest today, and their movement was the de
termining Influence upon those of a number of
mocks on the Stock Exchange lUelf. North
ern Securities and Interborough Rapid Transit
both shot up violently to new high records
with co ire pending effect on their allied stocks
on the Stock Exchange. With the restricted
facilities of the outside market and with
the necessary laxity ot the regulations and
conditions governing the trading there, the
prices made on purchases and sales of stocks
In that market can scarcely be said to have
the authority which attaches to business con
ducted under the strict regulations existing on
the Stock Exchange. Published reports of
plan to combine all the local traction com
panies were responsible for the movement In
Interborough, while the buoyant rise In North
ern Securities occasioned estimates of the rela
tive Increase In value resulting for the stocks
of its constituent companies and. of the en
hancement In value of Union Pacific holdings
of Northern Securities".
The movement In the rest of the market
eeemed to be to a large extent sympathetic
There was an advance, in the price of refined
sugar and It was rumored that the Reading
net earnings for December would make a
very strong showing.
Sterling exchange was slightly easier, but
rallied berore the close, and London discounts
were marked up a fraction, promising no re
laxation In the foreign demand Xor gold. The
rtrength today continued to center largely In
Union Pacific but Its buoyant upehoot made
the closing firm throughout and at about the
best level of the day.
Bonds were firm. Total sales, $3,633,000.
United States new 4s coupon advanced per
cent on the last call.
STOCK QUOTATIONS.'
Closing
Sales. High. Low. bid.
Atchlrjn S.oOO STfc 86; 87i
do preferred 1.600 101 100 IOC,
Atlantic Coast Line.. 200 122 122 12in
Baltimore iz Ohio.... 24.100 luk 101 Jujl'.s
do preferred ,J5
Canadian Pacific 3.100 133 1S2H 133?
Central of N. J R
Chesapeake & Ohio.. 1.400 4S 47H 47H
Chicago & Alton COO 41Vs 49H 41H
do preferred
Cht. Groat WeKem.. 1.300 221 22ft U
Chi. & Northwestern. 2O0 207i 2u7i 205
1., 5111. & St. Paul 17.200 173H 171 lTh
Chi. Term. & Trans.
500
ll
10
10H
do preferred
C. C & St- L...
Colorado Sz Southern.
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred
Delaware & Hudson..
DeL. Lack. & West
Denver & Rio Grande
do preferred
Erie
do 1st preferred....
do 2d preferred.....
Hocking Valley ....
do preferred .......
700
20
205i
W
22H
cm em
34 36
lSSrs
sits
200 61H
400 '3Ci
500 1SI
324
8ti
OS's
vo
32
84
HO',
77
01
9i
32 Vi
4W
73
02
93'k
600
3.500
7.3O0
3,000
100
Illinois Central
4.000 156 15$
157
Iowa Central .....
do preferred
5JV,
Kan. City Southern..
do preferred
Louisville & Nashv..
Manhattan L.
4iK 2U 27? 2
2.O00 53 U 52H 53
800 ItOH 13UH l0vi
8,fl00 172 170a 170,
Metrop. Securities..
1.&00 77 76 70
Metropolitan St. Ry. 16.2t0 117S 115 117V
Mexican Central ...
4.400
2Ste
58
Minn. & St, L.
400
37
IK)
146
SlS
C3
42U
M.. St- P. & S. S. M. 8.300 93i
do preferred 2, WO 15o4
Mlssoar! Pacific . 7. COO 1WS
Mo.. Kan, & Texas... 5,000 32'y
1H
10S
32li
63S
42?
14SH
41
7914
V2
UU ItTKkVIlM .......
National of Mex. pfd.
New York Central...
N. Y.. Ont & West
Norfolk & Western..
do preferred
Pennsylvania
3,200 C3H
WO H
l.bW 143 JfZ
1VH 41
1.100 T9U
401;
78k
1.000 137 130H 1ST
P.. C. C. &. St. L.
6H
Reading 53.900
do 1st preferred
do 2d preferred
Rock Island Co 32.000
do preferred 29
SOH 73
80H
911
H
30H
S3
71 U
2..
57
MH 35U
U S2Vi
71U 70H
2-1 24
5 r o7
BOS rtT,S
St, L. & S. F. 24 pf. 1,100
St- L. Southwestern. 300
do preferred
Southern Pacific ...
do preferred
Southern Railway ..
do preferred
Texas Pacific
Toledo. St. L. & W
do preferred
1.000
33.7110
6H
1.100 U6 lien new
11,200 3S 34H 34"-.
800 05H C M"
2.100 S4H 23 34 It
3tt
53i
Union Pacific .
do preferred .
Wabash
..113.100 11P4 "44 UTifc
v
do preferred
400 42U 42?i
42
IMi
21
"H
230
213
120
235
2H
31 H
93
"7
10
S71J
neeiing & u. Krie. ..... .
Wisconsin Central .. 300 215, 21H
do preferred 800 45 444
Express companies
Adams ......
American
United States
Wells-Fargo
Miscellaneous
Amalgamated Copper 81,900 75 73
Amer. Car & Foundry 200 334 33H
do preferred ..'
American Cotton Oil
do preferred
American Ice 100 GU- C'4
do preferred Kx
37H 37A
American Linseed Oil
do preferred
American Locomotive. 1.300 344 3' 14
31
do preferred 200 104 104H 104U
Amer. Sn. & Refining 900 81H 81 ' 81S
do. preferred 11 1'
Amer. Sugar Refining 4.100 142H not; 1421:
III. 1IHWCCD pi. i. ...... .....
Anaconda Mlzlng Co. 900 111
Brooklyn R. Transit. 10.109 61
V2
108U 111V,
raw
61 H
Colorado jpuel ic. Iron 3.900
46U 45U
464
197
20H
7CVi
Consolidated Gas
1.900 197 HW
Corn Product
do preferred
Distillers' Securities.
General Electric ....
International Paper..
do preferred .......
International Pump..
do preferred
National Lead
North American ....
Pacific Mail
People's Gas
Pressed Steel Car....
do preferred
Pullman Palace Car.
Republic Steel
do preferred
Rubber Goods
do preferred .......
Tenn. Coal & Iron...
U. S. Leather
do preferred
U. S. Realty
U. S. Rubber.
do preferred .......
U. S. Steel
do preferred
3.000 20H
200 78
500 6Vi
20
70!i
36)
30
700 1887 187 1S7U
S00 23 22 23S
7l
sa
fe 00 SSH 864
'-200 101 100 100
200 44H 43 44ll
1.000 ion, 10CH 107
36
89
2l'Vi 24SH
16 16H
C&A tta
400
400
:6
1614
C9
GOO 95V1 59 JMH
1.000 71H 70 71S
1.600 13 131.1 132
J2i S1H
600 79
1.800 37fi 373
200 lOOTj lOOji
39.200 30 29tJ
C74
,37i
100
29ii
03
34X
Olti
Va.-Carollna Chemical E.S0O
25
34H
do preferred aoo irm
105
Weattngbouse Eiec.. 1.4W 1S14
ISO'
Western Union 200 93' 9t
327.
Total sales for the day. 707,700 shares.
Ex dividend.
BONDS.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Closing quotations;
V. S. ref. 2s reg.104 (Atchison AdJ 4a. 94 tj
do coupon ...104D. & R. O. 4s. .100
U. S. 3s reg.... IOSKiN. Y. Cent, lsts.100
do coupon ...ItMSlNor. Pacific 3s.. 77
U. 8. new 4s reg.130 do 4s 105
do coupon ...131 So. Pacific 4s ... 95 H
U. old 4s reg.l03UUnlon Tacific 4a.l05
do coupon ...105HWIs. Central 4s. 91
Stocks at London.
LONDON. Jan. 13. Consols Xor money,
&S7-16; consols for account, SS 9-16. -
Anaconda 3T4Nor. & Western. &0-1
Atchison
S
do preferred ..93
do preferred .102 onr, & Western 42
Bait- & Ohio . .104 v&IPennsvIvBnl
70
Can. Pacific ...130 (Rand Mines .
Ches. & Ohio .. 4S Reading ...
C. Gr, Western. 23 do 1st pref
C. M. & St, P,.176j do 2d pref
DeBeers 18 So. Rail war
.- 11
.- 40
.. 47
.. 43
- 35
D. B. G 32 1 do nreferrrri
9S
do preferred . 7SUSo. Pacific .1." nru
Erie ... 4SU-UnIon Pacific ...117!i
do 1st pref ... 78 do preferred .. 9
do 2d pref ... 63 JU. S. Steel ..... 30
Hllnols Central..l62 do preferred .. 04
L. & N. 143fciWabaah 22
M., K. & T..... 31 Tif do preferred .. 434
N. Y. CcntraI..146HlSpanlsh 4s S9
Moscr. Eacsagc, Etc
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Mosey on call, qdet,
le24 per ccnu closing Aid. 1 per cent,
oOtnA. "2 per cent. Time loans; steady. 60
and 90 days. 3 per cekt: six. bsobIIh. 3
STi per cent. Prlsae Mtrcsatlle -saper. 4Vi
per. cent.
terllag exchaagc easier, closed firmer.' with
actual business In bankers bills a't $4S756
4.15755 for demand and at $4eftH.Sa30 for
80-day bills. Posted rates, $4.8fHtH.S and
$4.S64.seH- CMTMBerclal bUls. HJH- . .
- Bar sQrsr, 80Uc
Mexican dollars. 47c
Government bomds, etroag; railroad bonds,
rm.
LONDON. Jan. 13. Bar Silver. 27 il-ld per
ounce. Money. 2VHi per. csct. The rate
of discount-' la the open jtaarket 'for akort- bills'
Is 2g9-16 Per cent: the rate or discount
In the open market for three-months' bills is
2 9-16524 per cenL
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13. Silver bars.
K: Mexican dotlais. 50c Sight drafts. 3c:
telegraph drafts, 7c Sterling on London. 0
days. J$4.S64; sight, $4.S7X.
Daily Treaasxy Stateaamt,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Today, statement
of the Treasury show:
Available cash balances $141,743,052
Gold ....... 69,673,745
Jttaak Cleartegs.
. Clearings. Balances.
Portland i.Mea.S'S, - $130,255
Seattle JfSi.713 152.818
Tacoma-ww.iM J1. ...... 4S9.S30 51.534
Spokane .VT. . 430.612 S4.KS5J
SHARP DECLINE AT. LIVERPOOL.
Cause Break la Oeslag of Chicago YYheat
Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. 13. Sentiment la the wheat
pit throughout tho entire session was bearish.
At the opening May was off SOHc to c.
at $1.15el.l0K. The Initial weakness was
due largely to a sharp decline at Liverpool,
resulting from bearish reports aa to crops In
Argentina. Another factor, however, which
had considerable Influence was the well-protected
condition of Winter wheat In the United
Stales, reports from tho West and Southwest
being unanimous In tha assertion that the
heavy snow of the past 48 hours would be a
great benefit to the crop. A rumor that a cargo
of California wheat had been refused in Eu
rope and ordered sent back to America was
an additional source of discomfort to the bulls.
About the only Item of bullish tenor was the
continued light receipts In the Northwest.
After trading was well under way, tho market
rallied somewhat on fairly liberal purchases by
a leader of the longs. May advanced to
$1.16y1.16H- Whin this support was with
drawn, the market yielded to the general bear
lshness. May dropping to $1.16. Some -recovery
was made on renewed buying by the
same operator; bat the market closed easy
Final quotations on May were at $1.1S4
1.16. a net loss of c
Small receipts and light country acceptances
furnished the Incentive of fair buying of corn
by commission houses, 'resulting in a firm
market- May closed jc higher at 44$
44Tic
Firmness of corn had a staady Influence on
the oats market- May closed at 31t?31Uc,
the highest point, ,
The provision market experienced & consid
erable revival of Interest, trading today being
of a fairly large volume At the dose May
pork and ribs were each up 7c at $12.70 and
$C724. respectively. Lard was 5c higher
at J5.S7iiira.9o.
The lsadtng futures ranged a follows:
' WHEAT,
Open. High. Ljw. ' Close.
May $1-15 Llb $1-13 ILlSli
July 86 .C3 .V8h .93
CORN.
January 41 .41' .41 .41
May , 44U .44 - .44U .44
July ;.
,4j .45
45
OATS.
January 304 .30
May 30- .31
July 30 .31
MESS PORK.
January 12.424 12.424
.30
.30
.30
-SOX
.21
.31
12..17V
12.C5
12.-17 i
12.70
May
.12.C5 12.75
- LARD.
January
May ...
July ....
January
May
July ....
... 6.624 6.G5
6.62H
6.82
7.00
6.45
6.K5
6.65
6.fV.
6.90
7.00
0.72
US7
... fi.82
.... 7.00
6.90
7.0212
SHORT RIBS.
... fi.45 6.474
... 6.65' 6.75
.... 6.i5 6.874
Cash quotatlcme wsre as folltiwst
FlourFlftnf'k--i . - .-- J ..
Wheat No. 2 Spring; $Ll2ei.l5; No. , $1.02
tjfl.15; No. 2 red. $1.17?L194.
Corn No. 2. 43c; No. 2 yellow, 43r.
Oats No. 2. 30c: No." 2 white, 32U&32c;
No. 3 white. 31g31c.
Rye No. 2. 74875c.
Barley Good fedlng. 3Gff37c; fair to choice
malting, 41(47c
Flaxseed-No. 1, $1.16; No. 1 Northwestern,
$1.23.
Mesa pork Per barrel. $12.274012.40.
Lard Per 100 pounds, $6.65.
Short clear sides Boxed. $6.5036.62.
Clover Contract grade, $12.
Receipts. Shipments.
.. 23.100 20.500
Flour, barrels ,
Wheat, bushels
Corn, bushels
Oat., bushels
"Rye. bushels
Barley, bushels
29.0H0 33.300
..21S.40U 189.000
.. 92.SO0 99.100
... 4.000 5.500
.. 00.200 33,900
Grain and Produce at New York.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Flour Receipts. 71.
100 barrels; exports, 74,100 barrels. Steady
but slow.
Wheat Receipts, 3S.000 bushels. Spot, easy;
No. 2 red. $1.20 elevator; No. 2 red, $1.20
I. o. b. afloat; No. 1 Northern Duluth. $1.26
1. o. b. afloat: No. 1 hard Manitoba, $1.11
f. o. b. afloat- Early weakness In wheat was
associated with poor cables, better Argentine
weather news, favorable Western weather and
selling In Chicago. Later the market rallied
on covering and closed steady at U6c net
decline. May closed at $1.16. -July closed at
$1-02 and September closed at 94c
Hops Steady.
Wool Firm,
Grain at Saa Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13. Wheat and bar
ley, stronger.
Spot quotations Wheat: Shipping. $L45t?
1.50: milling. $1.52S1.65. Barley: Feed. $1.15
ei-17; brewing. $1.17Q1.20. Oats: Red.
$1.4001-00: white. $1.4261.57; black, $1,358
1.65.
Call-board sales Wheat, May. $1.45: bar
ley, $L15: corn, large yellow, $1.22i?1.30.
Esropean Grain JIaxkels.
LONDON, Jan. 13. Wheat cargoes on pas
sage quiet for white, easy for red. English
country markets, partially 6J dearer.
LIVERPOOL. Jan. 13. Wheat Quiet, March.
7s VA: May. 6.1 lld; July, 6s lld. Wheat
and flour In Paris, steady. French country
markets, firmer. Weather-in England, frost
and foggy.
Wheat at Taooasa.
TACOMA. Jan. 12. Wheat, unchanged: blue
stem, 90c; club, SSc
Mlalag Stock.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 13. Official closing
quotations for mining stocks today were as
follows:
Andes .24Justice 1 .12
Belcher 23
Mexican ... .... 2.05
Occidental Con.. .87
Best & Belcher. LIS
Bullion .26
ophir e.50
Caledonia .17 Overman ...
.26
.20
.46
.07
.53
.67
.75
Challenge con. . .22LEotot ... .....
Chollar SflsSvage ... C.;.
Confidence .7 Seg. -Ralchsr ...
Con. Cat 4: Va.. 1.73sierra Nvada ..
Con. Imperial .. .01, Sliver Hill
Crown Point ... .ISjUnlon Con. .....
Exchequer 56jUtah Con.
Gould ts Curry.. .30YelIow Jacket .. .
Hale Si Norcross. 1.65
NEW YORK. Jan. 13 Closing quotations:
Adams Con. ...$ .20LlttIe Chief $ .05
Alice eOjOntario 3.75
Breece lSjOphlr 0.00
Brunswick Con.. .OOjPhoenix L09
Comstock Tun.. .09Potosl ... ...... .17
Con. CaL L Va.. l.C5Savage 42
Horn Silver .... LSOJSIerra Nevada... .52
Iron Silver 2.00J Small Hopes ... .25
LeadvlUe Con... .02Standard 1.30
BOSTON. Jan, 13. Closing quotations:
Adventure ...$ 7.75'Mohawk $ 52.75
AUouex
2l.50jMonC C. & C 4.73
Amalgamated .
Am. Zinc .....
Atlantic
Bingham .....
CaL & Hecla .
Centennial
Copper Range.
Daly West ....
74.S3
Old Dominion.. 28.00
12.50
Osceola ... nsoo
18. 001 Parrot 2fl.OO
33.75 Qulncy 115.00
653.00
25.75
69.30
pnannon ...... OaOO
Tamarack .... 129.00
Trinity ... O.K2
13-25IC. S. Mining . 21.38
Dominion Coal 60.00J
i.wIU. 8. Oil 10.63
Franklin
Gran by . . . ..
Isle Royal e . .
Mass. Mining
Michigan
iWiUth. 42.73
5.22iVIctorl. ... . 5.75
270jWlBODa 1Z23
11.50Wohrerine .... 107 00
14.30j
RAINS IN .CALIFORNIA
CAUSE. AN, EASIER TENDENCY IN
THE WHEAT MARKET.
Orange Selling at an Unusually Low
Range Potatoes and Onions.
Are Firm.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL. Jan. IS. (Special.)
Light rains are falling la Caliromla. and In
dications favor a -good storm. The grain
market had an easier tendency on the weather,
though spot prices, notably for barley, which
Is In light supply, showed stubbornness. Choice
feed barley sold at $L1S
Hops continue firm at the recent advance,
holdara being encouraged by the higher prices
lately obtained In 'Oregon and Washington.
Stormy w either caused additional dullness In
the fruit market. Two carloads of oranges
sold at auction within a range of $161.50 for
standard, choice and fancy navels. The low
price for this offering was due to the fruit
being all largo sixes. Receipts of oranges are
light- and should the present storm extend
with It may again Interfere wita picking and
give dealers a chance to clean up stocks. Three
carloads, of apples arrived from the north, but
were well distributed among leading houses
and prices continued well maintained, espe
cially for high-grade SpIUenbergs and New
town Pippins.
Potatoes and onions ars firm, tho former be
ing In good local and moderate shipping de
mand. Fancy sweets are firm, but ordinary
are in Increased supply and wcakar. Garden
vegetables are In slightly larger supply.
Butter was easy on account of the rain.
Cheese was steady. Eggs were lower. Re
ceipts: 46,000 pounds of butter, 47,000 pounds
of cheese and 19,000 doxen eggs.
VEGETABLES Garlic. 709c: green peas. 4
7c: string beans. S?10c; tomatoes. 75c
$1.25; egg plant. 8810c
POULTRY1 Turkey gobblers, 21ig3c: roost
ers, old, $4&4.50; do young. $5.50&&50; broil
ers, small. $202.50; Urge. $3J3.50: fryers. $4
4.50; hens. $4.SOC: ducks, old, $5Q6: do
young, $5g7.
CHEESE Young America. llH?12c: East
ern. 13915c
BUTTER Fancy creamery. 23c; creamery
seconds. 10c: fancy dairy. 19c: dairy seconds,
17c
EGGS Store. 25627c: fancy ranch. 31c
WOOL Lambs. 16-2 18c.
HAY Wheat. $10?15; wheat and oats. $10
13: barley, $911.50; alfalfa, $91L50; clover,
$769; stock. $5C7: straw. 45G5Sc.
MILLFEED Bran. $191120; middlings, $25
28.
HOPS-1S04. 272COc
FRUIT Apples, choice. $1.75: do common,
60?: bananas, 75cf2.50; Mexican limes. $4
4.50; California lemons, choice, $2.50; do com
mon. $1; oranges, navels. $1.2592; pine
apples. $1.5033.
POTATOES Early Rose. fllSS; River
Burbanks, 55885c; River reds. EOfJCOc; Salinas
Burbanks. $181.45; sweets. 90cS$lt Oregon
Burbanks. $11.20.
RECEIPT8 Flour. C129 quarter sacks; bar
ley, 1544 centals: wheat, 1893 centals; pota
toes, 8215 sacks; bran. 450 sacks: middlings,
443 seeks; hay. CO tons; hides. 1143.
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Prices Quoted at Portland Union Stockyards
Yesterday.
Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards
yesterday were 712 hogs and 1170 sheep. The .
following prices were quoted at the yards:
CATTLE Best Eastern Oregon steers, $3.73
t?4; cows and heifers, $2.7503.
HOGS Best large, fat hogs. $5.50: black and
China fat. $1.504.73.
SHEEP Best Eastern Oregon and Valley,
$424.25; lamb. $3.2533.50.
EASTERN LIVESTOCK. -
Trices and Receipts at Kansas City, Omaha
and Chicago.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Jan. 13. Cattle Re
ceipts. 2000. Market steady: native steers.
53.5035.50: stoekers and feeucrs. $2.7564.23:
Tpulii, f5CKJL0-; calvea t3Q0.S; Weatw
fed steers, $3-5O?5.00; do cows. $2ff3.50.
Hogs Receipts. S000. Market strong and ac
tive: bulk of sales. $4.604.S0; heavy. $4.75
4.824: packers, $4.60$4.75; pigs and light,
$3.9034.60.
Sheep Receipts, 1000. Market, strong; mut
tons, $4.755.75; lambs, $S7.25; range eth
er?. $5.5050.50; fed ewes. $4J!35.00.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. Cattle-Receipts. 4000.
Market steady; good to prime steers. $5.604y
CS5; poor to medium. $3.70-g5.40; stoekers
and feeders. $2.2554.20; cows. $L254.40;
heifers. $25.00; canners. $1.2582.50; bulls,
$264.25; calves. $37.00.
Hogs Receipts today, 33,000; tomorrow, 17.
000. Market, weak, 5c lower: mixed and
butchers, $4.5534.80; good to choice heavy,
$4.7584.85; rough heavy, $4.504.63; light,
$4.43Q4.G5: bulk of sales. $4.654.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 6000. Market, steady; good
to choice wethers. $4.90g5.60; fair to choice
mixed. 43.8034.85; Western sheep, $4.255.60;
native la in be. $5.757.t33; Western lambs. $5.73
7.50.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. 12.-Catt!e Receipts.
SOW. Market, steady; native steers. $3.5C5.50;
cows and heifers. $2.5034.10; canners. $1.30
2.40; stoekers and feeders, $2.5034.00 calves,
$2.505.50; bulls, stags, etc. $I.75X50.
Hogs Receipts, 3300. Market, steady;
teavy. $4.G244.674; mixed, $4.604.$5; light.
$4.5584.GS; pigs. $3.504.4O; bulk of sales,
$4.604.65.
Sheep Receipts. 4500. Market steady; West
em yearlings. 5.2505; wethers, $4.7550;
ewes; $t63.C0; lambs, $G. 5037.35.
Dairy Produce In the East.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. Butter, firm; held
creamery common to extra. 21274c
Cheese and eggs, unchanged.
CHICAGO. Jan. 13. On the produce ex
change today the butter market was firm;
creameries, 19029c; dairies, lS"524c
Eggs At mark. 22 g 27c
Cheese Firm, ll12c
CoCTeo and 8 agar.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. The market for cof
fee futures closed 310 points higher. Sales.
25,000 bags. Including; Iarch, 6.75c; May. Sc;
September. 8.40c; October, S.45c: December,
S.6OS8.6SC Spot, steady; No. 7 Rio. STic
Sugar Raw. strong; fair refining. 4 9-16c;
centrifugal. 96 test, 51-lGc; molasses. 4 5-lSc
Refined, fair; crushed, $6.65; powdered, $6.03;
granulated, $5.95.
Wool at St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 13. Wool, nominal. Ter
ritory and Western mediums, 2122c; fine,
medium. 1718c; fine, 1617c
Eastern Advance In Sugar.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13. All grades ot refined
sugar have been advanced 10c per 100 pounds.
HUME'S VIEW OF IT.
Rogue River Canner Says Something
of Representative Burns.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10. CTo tho Edi
tor.) In your Issue of December 31 there
appears an Interview with. Robert Burns.
Representative-elect from Coos and Curry
Counties.
Whoever Is responsible for tho statement
that Hume was a member of the Legislature
of 1S99 was either guilty of gross carelessness,
or determined to make- a false statement for
tome ulterior purpose. Hucxe was not a mem
ber of the legislative session of 1899. and
anyone who wished to state facts could have
learned the truth by an examinations of the
records. Mr. Robert Burns' owes his election
to the selection of an unpopular candidate by
the Republican party, whose choice was not
sanctioned by Hume. This 1 statement can be
verified by consulting the Hon. Walter Sutton,
of Port Orford, ex-Representative of Coos an I
Curry Counties, who had some correspondence
with me regarding the subject. I was against
the nomination ot Mr. Pierce, but as he was
the choice of those who were running the
Republican machine. I did what any man
who was true to his party would to elect him,
but did not make the exsrtloa necessary to
defeat Mr. Burns which I would have done If
I bad believed there were so many traitors
In the Republican camp.
Regarding the act of 1S99. I have to say that
Mr. Bums, Representative-elect, also repre
sents his uncle. E. B. Burns; and associates
aa attorney, and desires the co-operation of
th Legislature In order to win the- suit of
Hume ve E. B. Burns , si., which has been
eubmltted to tho Hon. James Hamilton fcr
decision. Mr t Robert Bums has been in Ore
gon about two var. and Is now competent
ta Instruct tho- Representatives a to needed
legislation for the correction of such laws as
he declare hare been passed by rascally leg
islators who have preceded him. No doubt,
tha Represeatattves cf the State of Oregon,
under such Instruction, will ta a great In
terest In the affairs of' the corporation which
Robert Bums represents, and tor Its benefit
will be eager to promote legislation to the
damage of an individual who has for years
been lending his test efforts for tha upbuilding
ot tho state It would be well for those In
terested In salmon fishing on the Columbia, to
consider carefully the proposition ot this limb
of the law, lately from Arkansaw, which ap
pears In the Interview to Which I have called
attention, as they1 will find something ot In
terest therein. Words which must pass through
the columns of a newspaper cannot properly
describe such a creature, but It any there be
who represent the State of Oregon at the
coming session who do not indorse highway rob
bery, and desire that Justice shall be meted
to the deserving, they can get a true outline
of the scehemts which the Burns outfit seek
to promote by their assistance. If they refer
to me.
Ishall not spend much of my time at Salem
during the. comlnr session, as I do not con
sider the act of 1899 ot sufficient Importance
to warrant any particular effort to prevent its
"Pti.. I?l!ri.Jxr!'ever- Present the
lvv VA Jmcient information to
prevent their being buncoed into aiding, by
any sort of legislation, a gang which desire
to appropriate the property of an tndlvlduaT
who has obtained it through honest exertion.
R. D. HUME.
BAR SALE OF GAME.
This, and Limit of Five Birds, Would
Preserve Supply. ,
GLADSTONE. Or.. Jan. 13. To the Ed
itor.) It Is time for the biennial agitation
on the question of our game laws, and wo
have tho usual diversity of opinion as "to
the best methods to be adopted for tho
preservation of what little game w have
left In Oregon.
There Ir no doubt but the city sportsmen,
through their organizations. sportsmen's
clubs, etc, will make their views known, aa
they have a perfect right to do. But tho
farmers and country people, scattered as
they are with no organizations through
which to express their views, are scarcely
taken Into consideration by our lawmak
ers, with the result that there Is an an
tagonism between the city and country
sportsmen which ought not to exist. And
right here It might be well to note one ot
the most potent of these causes of antag
onism. When a farmer who loves a Httlo
sport la the way of duck-shooting, having
learned that for some reason the ducks and
geese no longer frequent the Willamette
Valley farms, as they used to do. reads In
The Oregonlan ot a few so-called sporUmen.
going down on the Columbia Sloughs and
bagging hundreds of ducks and geese In a
day, he goes down there and finds every
place where a duck might alight rented and
as closely guarded as a European game pre
serve, and learns that the reason the ducks
no longer come to his farm Is because they
are systematically fed and attracted to
these slaughter ponds for the pleasure ot a
tew Portland millionaires, he goes home
with a chip on bis shoulder for the next
Portland shooter who comes to his farm
lor a little China pheasant shooting.
Now, please allow one who has enjoyed
more or less sport In Oregon for the last
SO years, but never sold a head of game
of any kind, and knows something ot the
feelings of the country people on this ques
tion, to express an opinion.
Leave the law against using dogs for deer
hunting as It is.
Prohibit the sale of all kinds ot game
and trout.
Limit the number ot birds to be- killed
In any one day to five, and then enforce the
law.
It Is not the city sportsman alone who
has been guilty of slaughtering game for
market, for I have known one family In
the course of two or three seasons to at
most entirely exterminate the grouse and
native pheasants over .a territory 10 miles
square, and hav known two men within
the last doxen years to slaughter and mar
ket over CO deer in one season in Clackamas
County.
It might be well to offer a good, big
bounty on cougar scalps. There Is not much'
danger of getting It large enough to bank
rupt the state, as these animals are not
very plentiful, and are very hard to kill:
but are very destructive to deer.
With these few changes in our present
law we can have game enough Xor the true
sportsman tor years to come.
E. P. CARTER,
"'Woojoimooloo" a Genuine Namer
GERVAIS, Or., Jan. 12. (To the Editor.)
In reply to the question of A. T. Mayo. In
Sunday's Oregonlan. regarding the word, "woo.
loomooloo: Fifty years ago I resided In the
City of Melbourne, Colony or Victoria. Twenty-six
miles In a northeast direction from
Melbourne Is the town of Wooloomootoo; also
a forest by the same name, and the Bay of
Wooloomooloo. The citizens of Melbourne re
ceived all their oysters from the above-named
bay. B. P. STEVENS.
Minnesota Organizes Next.
PORTLAND. Jan. 13. (To the- Editor.) No
ticing a letter by Mr. Arthur Langguth regard
ing the organization of state societies. I wish
to Indorse It. and the sentiment and spirit
therein contained by herewith asking all ot
those residents of Portland or vicinity who
formerly lived in Minnesota to meet next
Tuesday evening. January 17, at the Drew
Hall. 162 Second street, near the corner of
Morrison, for the purpose of the organization
of a Minnesota society.
ISAAC E. STAPLES.
Keep the liver and kidneys in order.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is the remedy to reg
ulate these organs.
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PORTLAND to THE DALLES
Regulator
Line Stqamers
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Collins Hot Springs. Connecting at Lyle,
Wasb.. with Columbia River & Northern ily.
Co.. for Goldendal. ana Klickitat Valley points.
Landing foot of Alder st- Phone Muin 6H.
8. M' DONALD. Agent.
For South -Eastern Alaska
Eteamers of the company, or
for which it is agent, leave
SEATTLE 9 A. M.. TACOMA
8 P. M.. day previous: iinm.
ships COTTAGE CITT (Jin. 2.
via is-uusnoo ana muca; Jan.
17. 31. SKAGWAY DIRECT.)
way direct); both vessels mak
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ot Call: Cottage Cltv calls at
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Thursdays. Sundays. 10 P. M.: call at Everett
and Belllngham. Returning. leaves Vancouver
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, calling at
Belllngham only.
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TICKET OFFICES.
Portland ..249 Washington at
Seattle.. .....113 James st. and Dock.
Saa Francisco..... ..10 Market st,
C. Tt, DUNANN. Gen. Pass. AgL.
JO Marks': sf San Francisco.
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ax Union Pacific
3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY
Through Pullman standard and tourist sleeping-cars
dally' to Omaha, Chicago. Spokane:
tourist sleeping-car daily to Kansas City:
through Pullman tourist sleeping-car person
ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Reclining
chair-cars (seats free) to the East dally.
UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND J: 16 A. M. 525 P. IIT
SPECIAL for the East Dally. Daily,
via Huntington.
SPOKANE FLYER. l8:iiLE M 18:S2.A- M
1 I Dally. I Dally.
or Eastern "Washington, "Walla Walla, Lew
laton.CoeurdAlene and Great Northern points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS. w
for the East via Huau 6TiKl1'
Ington- Dally. Dally.
RIVER SCHEDULE.
3TOR ASTORIA abdS-COP.M. 5:00 P.M.
way points, connecting Dally. xaiir
with steamer for llwa- except ,xrV
co and North Beach Sunday. siinSv
steamer Hass&lo. Ash- Saturday.
street dock (water per.) 10-00 P. M.
3X5R DATTOK, Ore. , r.to
gen City and Tamhin ,:f?,tlir S:SlrT;M-
Rirer points. Ash-sweet eDa" f-
dock (water permitting, ex Sun 3uD-
from Rlparta. Wash. ex. Sat. t FrL
T.T.f f x iYZ intra and Washington.
Z, I Sr?e .MaTln J12- C: W. Stinger. City Tlck
et Agent. A. L. Craig. General Passbnger Agent.
SAN I-RANCTSCO & PORTLAND: & 8. CO.
For San Francisco. evry five days, from
Alnsworth 1 dock-S. S. Ceo. W. Elder. Jan. 21,
31; S. S. Columbia, Jan. l, 2d. Sailings from
Ainswortn dock. 8 P. M.
PORTLAND ASLYHC S. S. COMPANY.
For Yokohama and Hocg Kong, caning at
Kobe, Nagasaki and Shanghai, taking frgtgat
via connecting steamers for Manila, P.ort Ar
thur and YladlvostaU: S. S. Aragonls, Jon. 22.
S. S. NIcomedla. Feb. 17. For freight and fur
ther particulars applr to
JAMES JL DEWSON. Agtnr.
Telephone Main 2CS. Upper Alaska Dock.
EASTva
SOUTH
UNION DEPOT.
SRESS TRAINS
for ttalem. Kose
,burg. Ashland. Sac
.. amen to, Ogden. San!
! ""ranclsco, MojaveJ
iLoa Angeles, .fci
I Paso, New urleana;
7:25 A- M.
and the East.
MornlflE train con
7:10 P. M.
nects ac Woodburn!
(daily except Sttn-
day) with train for
I noun t Angct. suver
ton. Brownsville,
Springfield, Wesd.i
ling and Natron.
Albany paEsengeri'lOllAt-ilA
:0OP. M.
burn with ML-Angel!
ana siiverton local. -
7 .SO A. M.
1130 P. M.
v.u"ua iw:ujEr. 3:SO P- 31.
Sheridan passenger. 8 5 A- iL
i
.Daily. UDally. except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN EERVICH
AND
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Leave Portland dally for Oswego at 730 A,
M.. 12:50, 2:C5. 325. 0:20. 6:25. 7:45. 10:lfr P.
M-' Dally, except Sunuay, 3:00. 0:30, 8-33.
10:25 A. M.. 4:00. 11:30 P. M. Sunday, only.
9 A. M.
Returning- from Oswego arrive Portland dally
830 A. M.. 1:33. 3:06. 4:C5. 6:15. 7:33. 9:83,
11U0 P M. Daily except 3Undav. ts25. 7:2s,.
9:30. 10:20. 11:45 A- M. Except Monday, 1223
A. M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas and Inter
mediate points dally except Sunday, -1 P. M.
Arrive Portland, 10:20 A. M.
The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper
ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle, connecting
with S. P. Co. trains at Dallas and lndcpenu.
"Tlrst-class fare from Portland to Sacramento
tnd San Francisco, 20; berth, $5. Second
class fare. ?15; second-clssa, berth. $2.50.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also
Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE; corner Third, and
Washington streets. Phono Main 712.
TIME CARD
OFJttAINS
PORTLAND
Denart. Arrive.
Puget Sound Limited for '
Tacoma, Seattle, Olympla.
South Bend and Grays
Harbor points - 8:30 am 3:30 pro
North Coast Limited for
Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane.
Butte. St. Paul, New York,
Boston and all points East
and Southeast 3:00 pm- 7:00 aa
Twin City Express; for
Tacoma, Seattle. Spokane,
Helena. St, Paul, Minne
apolis, Chicago, New York;
Boston and all points East
and Southeast 11:45 pm- 7:00 pm
Puget Sound-Kansas Clty-
Ht Lotus Special for
Tacoma. Seattle. Spokane.
Butte. Billings. Denver. "
Omaha. Kansas City, St. .
Louis and all points East
and Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 am
All trains dally, except on South Bend branch.
A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, 2S3 Morrison St., corner Third,
Portland. Or.
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
ff 4tWfKTfl
O oajiwAsm) -21
Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives.
Dally. For Maygers. Rainier, pally
Clatskanie, Westport,
Clifton. Astoria, War- . J
800 A. M. renton. FlaveL Ham- iitiOA. M.
mond. Fort Stevens,
Gear hart Park. Sea
side. Astoria and Sea
shore. Express Dally.
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Comm'l Act... 248 Alder st. G. B. & P. A.
Phone Main 90S.
City Ticket Office. 122 3d st-. Phone 638.
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